Main Group Chemistry (Ellis Horwood Series in Inorganic Chemistry) - Softcover

Massey, Alan Gibbs

9780135470763: Main Group Chemistry (Ellis Horwood Series in Inorganic Chemistry)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0135470765 ISBN 13: 9780135470763

Publisher: Ellis Horwood Ltd , Publisher, 1990

Lately, there has been much interest in the chemistry of Main Group elements with novel compounds being synthesised both in academia and industry. This book examines their synthesis, structure and how they behave chemically.
The second edition follows the same structure as the first except that the biochemistry section has been removed to allow for the inclusion of a wide range of new material. This includes:
∗ complexation and the stabilization of unstable species;
∗ new elements and isotopes;
∗ discussion of, for example, pye–bonding in compounds of the heavier main group elements, electronegativity of F, bonding in sulfur and phosphorus oxo–anions;
∗ examples of new compounds developed around traditional models; for example, compounds in which multiply–bonded C is replaced by Si and pentavalent organo–derivatives of Group 15
All other information is fully revised and updated in the light of more recent data. Where relevant, the author indicates where gaps exist in current knowledge and offers non–typical examples which are at the limits of current research.
The new edition is aimed at Honors and postgraduate students as well as researchers interested in Main Group elements and their compounds.
On the first edition –
"This is a book I would recommend as background reading for undergraaduates and postgraduates" Education in Chemistry, Chemistry in Britain
"This is a sound and sensible book, coherently produced and well written" The Times Higher Educational Supplement

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Review:

"Massey′s book is a very reader–friendly aid to gaining a comprehensive understanding of the chemistry of the s– and p–block elements."
(Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, Vol.40 No.16, 2001)

"In summary, this is a good textbook for the advanced reader."
(The Alchemist, 16th March 2001)

Synopsis:

The aim of this textbook is to provide students with the essential aspects of the chemistry of main group elements, including their vital functions in biological chemistry. Basic principles are stressed and used to explain some of the problems that may be encountered. A chapter has been devoted to the discussion of orbitals and their relationship to both periodic tables and aspects of bonding. The text also examines bioinorganic chemistry and solvents, exploring current research in liquid ammonia, acidic solvents, fused salts and liquid metals.

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